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Tag: bias in healthcare

The Weight of Obesity Bias

Globally, 1 in 8 people lives with obesity.Obesity bias is widely prevalent in educators and learners. Obesity bias heavily impacts individuals living with obesity by worsening their physical and mental health outcomes and impairing their optimal functioning. This educational session will explore obesity bias and address mitigation strategies for the health professions learning environment. Featuring expertise […]

Apr 29, 2025

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Getting Past Discomfort: Mitigating Bias to Become Upstanders in Healthcare

Take a Stand Against Bias and Structural RacismBe an Upstander, Not a Bystander You’ve heard the age-old adage, “you can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” The central message is a basic quality of the human experience – empathy. Empathy is key to relating to the feelings or experiences of others. […]

Dec 11, 2020

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